Is the kv1 good in war thunder?

The KV-1 (L-11) is a rank II Soviet heavy tank with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It’s better to prefer short-range engagements, and you must aim for weak spots, but your best weapon is other players, so act like a steel wall and cover other tanks with better guns.

How heavy is a KV2 shell?

152 mm howitzer M1938 (M-10)

152-mm howitzer M1938 (M-10)
Length	3.7 m (12 ft 2 in) L/24.3
Crew	10
Shell	Separate loading bagged charges and projectiles
Shell weight	51.5 kg (114 lb)

Is KV-1 a good tank?

However, the KV-1 wasn’t destined to become the best tank of World War II. While perfectly-armored, it was completely technically unreliable. A raw, unfinished design, poor quality of the transmission and shoddy air filter often meant that some tanks didn’t even reach the battlefield and would keep stalling.

Where are the weak spots on the KV-1S?

This KV-1S weak spot guide will break down the KV-1S into the easiest places to penetrate (green), second best spots to penetrate (yellow), and then areas with the most difficult armor to penetrate (red). Purple areas are either track sections with no armor behind them, zero damage modules, or sections of the tank with no hit-box.

What’s the difference between the KV 1 and the KV-1S?

The KV-1S is a lighter, more mobile version of the KV-1, meaning it has thinner armour. The KV-1S features thinner hull side armour at 60 mm, thinner lower front plate at 60 mm, and a very weak gun mantlet of only ~50 mm thick.

Where is the strongest armor on a KV-1?

The only strong armor is found around the gun since the armor here is angled more than the other areas on the side of the KV-1S. The rear of the KV-1S is very straightforward since both the green and yellow areas are very easy to damage.

Is the KV-1S a Tier 5 tank?

The tier 5 Russian heavy tank KV-1S doesn’t come across as a heavy tank with a lot of armor when it is facing tier 5 and higher opponents, however against tier 3-4 tanks it is important for those players to know its weak spots.